Federal charges filed against Arizona Tesla arson suspect, AG Bondi promises 'no negotiating'

Attorney General Pam Bondi connected Tuesday announced that national charges person been filed against a "Tesla attacker" who is accused of lighting a brand-new Cybertruck connected occurrence successful Arizona.

Ian Moses, 35, was initially charged with arson of a operation and property, according to erstwhile reporting.

In summation to allegedly lighting the conveyance connected fire, Moses is accused of penning "THEIF" (sic) connected the broadside of the dealership wherever the arson occurred.

"If you prosecute successful home terrorism, this Department of Justice volition find you, travel the facts, and prosecute you to the fullest grade of the law," Bondi wrote successful a connection connected X. "No negotiating."

The Mesa Police Department made an apprehension aft a Tesla dealership was vandalized Monday morning. (KSAZ-TV)

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The detonation happened conscionable earlier 2 a.m. Monday adjacent the Tesla Service Center successful Mesa, Arizona.

Responding officers recovered fume and flames coming from a Cybertruck, according to the Mesa Police Department.

Police allege that the 35-year-old vandalized the Mesa, Arizona, Tesla dealership arsenic good arsenic mounting a Cybertruck connected fire. (KSAZ-TV)

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Video footage from affiliate KSAZ-TV showed authorities surrounding the dealership and taping disconnected the crispy vehicle.

Moses was aboriginal identified done information photos and recovered adjacent a suspicious van nearby.

No injuries were reported.

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks astatine the Justice Department successful Washington, D.C., connected Friday, March 14, 2025. (Pool via AP)

The onslaught comes aft a drawstring of convulsive incidents targeting Elon Musk's companies successful evident protestation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Following a Missouri Tesla dealership firebombing connected April 18, allegedly committed by a assemblage pupil connected outpouring break, FBI Director Kash Patel described the actions arsenic "dangerous" and "illegal."

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"We volition enactment with our partners astatine the Department of Justice to clasp accountable anyone who commits specified crimes," Patel wrote successful a statement.